The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

CAMPAIGN FOCUS: Will Rick Santorum Be the Next GOP ‘Flavor of the Week’?

Recent media coverage of the Republican presidential field has focused on the front-runners, especially Herman Cain’s emergence as a contender. Little attention has been paid to a candidate who may be poised to make a move: Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. Santorum could benefit from recent developments, including the apparent decline of Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s […]

New Polls Confirm Presidential Surge of Best-Selling Author Herman Cain

Three national polls published since the Florida straw poll on Sept. 24: ABC News/Wash Post (9/29 – 10/2) Romney 25% … Cain 17% … Perry 17% Quinnipiac (9/27 – 10/3) Romney 22% … Cain 17% … Perry 14% FOX News (9/25 – 9/27) Romney 22% … Cain 17% … Perry 19% Furthermore, the liberal polling firm PPP […]

From Doug Hoffman to Herman Cain: Continuing the Tea Party Momentum

“Busting the balls of the Establishment is a process not an event.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Nov. 12, 2010 Steve Foley and I were having a laugh yesterday about the success of the Herman Cain campaign, which has made us look like geniuses, having lined up early with the self-described “dark horse” who’s now gaining […]

“He’s Not The King. He’s The President. He’s Elected Just Like The Rest Of Us”

by Smitty Peter Robinson interviews Rep. Paul Ryan in an excellent palate-cleanser. It’s 17 kinds of awesome to be home, with bandwidth, and have a chance to enjoy this. It’s also fantastic that a state which could produce a bloggerwho posts a picture of a ballerina sitting in a tree, wearing galoshes and a stormtrooper […]

Rick Perry Dissed by ‘Most Influential Blog in the Conservative Movement’

If I were Rick Perry’s campaign manager, I think I’d be worried by the sound of that rumbling engine and the smell of diesel fumes: “My problem with Perry is pretty straight forward. I’ve been muttering to myself since that third debate, ‘My God. This guy is undefeated?’ “ — Erick Erickson, “I Hate You” Wasn’t […]

What She Said, and What I Said

“While the Post tries to impose an old narrative on Perry and squeeze blood from a stone, the reality is that Perry has gone out of his way to pander to left-wing impulses on race. “This is the guy that has disparaged his own base as racist in two separate GOP debates. “Remember? . . […]

When It Rains, It Pours

Herman Cain Set to Win S.C. Debate — headline, Wednesday, May 4 Things keep happening that nobody but me predicted, and predictions that were ignored when I made them are forgotten when they come true. A commenter on a previous post said, “The whining is unbecoming,” to which I replied, “An admission of failure is […]

Unlike Alex Pappas …

. . . Mark Block never returns my phone calls: The man who talked Herman Cain into running for president, and plotted a strategy that has the former Godfather’s Pizza CEO surging in the GOP presidential race, knows both highs and lows. Mark Block was the first 18-year-old ever elected to office in Wisconsin when […]

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